How Middle Age Runners Stay Motivated

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You should receive your first e-mail in your inbox within the next 30 minutes. This e-mail will include a link to a short paper called,How Middle Age Runners Stay Motivated.

In the meantime, I also want to thank you for sharing some information about your specific situation. I promised that based on what you’ve told me, I would tell you the top 3 things you should do next. I’ll discuss that in a minute.

……but first if you’re biggest challenge with running is that you’re really busy, so your training is inconsistent making it hard for you reach your goals…..Then please see below.

Trust me, I completely know what this feels like, I have traveled weekly for business for years and I know it’s not easy to get in shape for a long race….

Based on where you are right now, when it comes to training for a race like a 1/2 or full marathon, what you want to do is find a solution that specifically addresses your unique situation…

Ideally a resource that walks you through all the steps you need to get or stay motivated so you can complete your training plan and achieve your goals.

You need a guide that gives you ideas when you feel that you may be losing your motivation to train. How to deal with some of the biggest challenges and troublespots when it comes to either staying motivated to train or how to get motivated to train when you’re coming off an injury or you haven’t run for a while….

Which is why I put together a book covering everything you need to know to train for a 1/2 or full marathon step-by-step. Based on everything you told me and the situation you’re in right now, I think this resource is something that might be helpful.

So what I want to do is share with you information that has taken me many years to perfect ….. and provide you with EVERYTHING I know about the best ways for middle age runners to train for a 1/2 or full marathon in one place.

I call this resource Crushing 26.2

It’s an Amazing Step-By-Step Program that can prepare middle age runners with hectic schedules and who may have trouble staying motivated to train for their upcoming races. Inside you’ll learn how I help keep middle age runners whom I train with to stay motivated & confident so they can have fun, train and finish the big race.

Other Chapters include:

Common Mistakes that many middle age runners make when training for a long race and easy strategies to overcome these mistakes.

How to Recover Faster by identifying common ailments and tips to avoid injuries moving forward.

Using the information in Crushing 26.2, will Transform You into a confident runner.

I’m confident that on race day you can be fully prepared both physically and mentally for your race. Trust me, you’ll be excited to race because you got the most out of your training miles and your body is now fully adapted to the increased workload of running 26.2 miles.

In another chapter, I discuss Secrets to Success. I talk about how to feel satisfied with your training accomplishments, and simple ways to identify improvements in your training that will help your mental state and keep you motivated. I also include tips that will help to make you more accountable, without feeling guilty, to your plan.

Using the information in Crushing 26.2, will transform you into a confident runner.

As you can see below, I’ve posted my race completion certificates from recent Boston Marathon finishes. I have also finished 4 other marathons in the last 3 years, all 12+ minutes under my Boston Qualifying time.

My system works and I have laid it all out for you, step by step.

For a limited time, I’m offering some amazing bonuses for anyone who purchases Crushing26.2. Details of these bonuses are below.

Here’s what to do now…Click on the link below and purchase Crushing 26.2: “A Step-By-Step Program to Avoid Injury, Have Fun and Finish the BIG Race.”

Amazing Bonuses

(included, FREE with your purchase of Crushing26.2)

FREE BONUS #1– How to Set Realistic Time Goals

It’s easy to find excuses not to train when you don’t think you can reach your goals. Use this guide to help you set time goals that you’ll be able to achieve for any race distance.

FREE BONUS #2 – How to Find Your Marathon Race Pace

FREE BONUS #3 – 5 Ways to Immediately Improve Your Running

5 actionable ways you can use to improve your running. Along with the FREE BONUS #1, use this list to evaluate your running and consider the suggestions and implement any that might make the most sense to your specific situation.

Finding Motivation to Run When You’re Not in Shape

It’s very common for middle age runners to feel challenged with finding motivation to run because they feel that they’re not in shape.

Here’s a few proven strategies that I recommend to runners whom I coach to get past that point in their training schedule where self-doubt about one’s condition and time remaining before a race lead to lack of motivation and low self-confidence.

Details for each of these strategies, in addition to other strategies can be found in the following post: Finding Motivation to Run

Set realistic goals for yourself

Learn how to run slow

Use Creative Thinking to Beat the Excuses Not to Run – the 2 best ways are to schedule your exercise time & run with others, who may be training for the same race, at least twice per week.